Newfoundland & Labrador Property Management
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Newfoundland & Labrador offers resilient rental demand anchored by education, healthcare, and resource sectors. St. John’s, Mount Pearl, Paradise, and surrounding communities reward well-managed homes that provide comfort, convenience, and reliability.
SMOOTH Property Management supports Newfoundland and Labrador rental owners through our Canada-wide, partner-supported model. Depending on where your property is, services such as pricing guidance, marketing, tenant screening, rent collection and owner reporting can be handled by our team, while on-site work such as showings, inspections and maintenance is coordinated with local partners and vendors. Contact us to confirm what we can provide for your property.
Your Newfoundland and Labrador property should work for you.
How rent increases work in Newfoundland and Labrador
There is no published percentage cap in the province's official policy pages. What is set out is when rent can change. Rent cannot be increased during a fixed-term agreement, more than once in any 12-month period, or during the first 12 months of a week-to-week or month-to-month tenancy.
For monthly and fixed-term agreements, written notice of an increase must be given not less than six months before the effective date. Weekly tenancies have a shorter period, and the official sources differ on exactly what it is, so confirm that one with the Residential Tenancies Office before you rely on it.
Security deposits in Newfoundland and Labrador
For a week-to-week tenancy the deposit cannot be greater than the first two weeks of rent. For a monthly tenancy it must not exceed three quarters of the first month's rent.
A landlord must return the deposit within 10 days after the tenancy ends, unless there is a written agreement otherwise or an application for dispute resolution has been filed.
Notice periods for ending a tenancy
A tenant on a week-to-week tenancy gives not less than 7 days of notice before the end of the rental period. On a month-to-month tenancy it is not less than one month. A tenant on a fixed term can end early with one month of notice only in listed special circumstances such as ill health. A tenant leaving because of family violence gives at least 30 days.
A landlord gives not less than 4 weeks on a week-to-week tenancy and not less than 3 months on a month-to-month tenancy. Notices must be in the prescribed form and cannot be given verbally.
Disputes are handled by the Residential Tenancies Office through an Application for Dispute Resolution.
This page is general information for Newfoundland and Labrador landlords and is not legal advice. Rules change, so confirm anything you intend to rely on with the Residential Tenancies Office.
